2 Samuel 24
1 Og Herrens Vrede optændtes atter imod Israel, og han tilskyndte David imod dem, at han sagde: Gak hen, tæl Israel og Juda.
Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people again, so he incited David to cause trouble for them. He said to David, “Send [some men] to count the people of Israel and Judah.”
2 Og Kongen sagde til Joab, Stridshøvedsmanden, som var hos ham: Kære, gak omkring i alle Israels Stammer, fra Dan og indtil Beersaba, og tæller Folket, at jeg kan vide Folkets Tal.
So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go [with your officers] through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan [city in the far north] to Beersheba [town in the far south], and count the people, in order that I may know how many people [there are who are able to be soldiers in the army].”
3 Og Joab sagde til Kongen: Gid Herren din Gud vilde lægge til dette Folk hundrede Gange saa mange, som disse og disse ere, og min Herre Kongens Øjne maatte se det; men hvorfor har min Herre Kongen Lyst til denne Gerning?
But Joab replied to the king, “Your Majesty, I wish/desire that Yahweh our God will cause there to be 100 times as many people [in Israel] as there are now, and I wish/desire that you would see that happen [before you die]. But why do you want us to do this?”
4 Men Kongens Ord fik Overhaand imod Joab og imod Høvedsmændene for Hæren; saa drog Joab ud og Høvedsmændene for Hæren fra Kongens Ansigt til at tælle Folket Israel.
But the king commanded Joab and his officers to do it. So they left the king and went out to count the people of Israel.
5 Og de gik over Jordanen, og de lejrede sig i Aroer paa den højre Side af Staden, som ligger midt i Gads Dal, og Jaeser.
They crossed the Jordan [River] and set up their tents south of Aroer [town], in the middle of the valley, in the territory [that was given to the tribe] of Gad. From there they went [north] to Jazer [city]
6 Og de kom til Gilead og til det nedenfor liggende Land, som nylig var indtaget, og de kom til Dan-Jaan og trindt omkring til Zidon.
Then they went [north] to [the] Gilead [region] and to Kadesh [city], in the land where the Heth people-group lived. Then they went to Dan [city in the far north of Israel], and then further west, to Sidon [city near the Mediterranean Sea].
7 Og de kom til den faste Stad Tyrus og til alle Heviternes og Kananiternes Stæder, og de gik ud imod Sønden i Juda indtil Beersaba.
Then they went [south] to Tyre, a city with high walls around it, and to all the cities where the Hiv and Canaan people-groups live. Then they went [east] to Beersheba, in the southern part of Judah.
8 Og de gik omkring i alt Landet og kom, der ni Maaneder og tyve Dage vare til Ende, til Jerusalem.
After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Og Joab overgav Tallet paa Folket, som var talt, til Kongen, og der var i Israel otte Hundrede Tusinde stridbare Mænd, som kunde uddrage Sværd, og Judas Mænd vare fem Hundrede Tusinde Mand.
They reported to the king the number of people that they had counted. There were 800,000 men in Israel and 500,000 men in Judah who were able to become soldiers in the army [MTY].
10 Da slog Davids Hjerte ham, efter at han havde talt Folket, og David sagde til Herren: Jeg har saare syndet, at jeg har gjort det, og nu, Herre, kære, borttag din Tjeners Misgerning; thi jeg har handlet meget daarligt.
But after David’s men had counted the people, David regretted [IDM] that he had told them to do that. [One night] he said to Yahweh, “I have committed a very big sin. Please forgive me, because what I have done is very foolish.”
11 Og der David stod op om Morgenen, da skete Herrens Ord til Gad, Profeten, Davids Seer, og han sagde:
When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
12 Gak og sig til David: Saa sagde Herren: Jeg lægger dig tre Ting for, udvælg dig en af dem, den vil jeg gøre dig.
“Go and tell this to David: ‘I am allowing you to choose one of three things [to punish you]. I will do whichever one you choose.’”
13 Og Gad kom til David og gav ham det til Kende, og han sagde til ham: Skal der komme dig syv Aars Hunger i dit Land? eller skal du fly tre Maaneder for din Fjendes Ansigt, og han skal forfølge dig? eller skal der være tre Dage Pest i dit Land? vid nu og se, hvad Svar jeg skal sige den igen, som sendte mig.
So Gad went to David and told him [what Yahweh had said]. He said to David, “You can choose whether there will be three years of famine in your land, or three months of your [army] running away from your enemies, or three days when there will be a (plague/very severe illness) in your land. You think about it and choose [which one you want, and tell me], and I will return to Yahweh and tell him what your answer is.”
14 Og David sagde til Gad: Jeg er saare angest; kære, lad os falde i Herrens Haand, thi hans Barmhjertighed er stor, men jeg vil nødig falde i Menneskens Haand.
David said to Gad, “All those are very terrible things for me to choose between! But allow Yahweh to punish [MTY] me, because he is very merciful. Do not allow humans to punish me, [because they will not be merciful].”
15 Saa lod Herren Pest komme i Israel fra Morgenen indtil den bestemte Tid, og der døde halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Mænd af Folket fra Dan og indtil Beersaba.
So Yahweh sent a plague on the Israeli people. It started that morning and did not stop until the time that he had chosen/set. All over the land, from Dan to Beersheba, there were 70,000 Israelis who died [because of the plague].
16 Og der Engelen udrakte sin Haand over Jerusalem til at ødelægge den, da angrede Herren det onde, og han sagde til Engelen, som ødelagde Folket: Det er nok, drag nu din Haand tilbage; og Herrens Engel var da ved Jebusiteren Aravnas Tærskeplads.
When [Yahweh’s] angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy [the people by this plague], Yahweh changed his mind about punishing [any more] people. He said to the angel who was killing them [with the plague], “Stop what you are doing [IDM]! That is enough!” [When he said that, ] the angel was standing at the ground where Araunah, from the Jebus people-group, threshed grain.
17 Og David sagde til Herren, der han saa Engelen, som slog iblandt Folket, og han sagde: Se, jeg har syndet, og jeg har handlet ilde; men disse Faar, hvad have de gjort? Kære, lad din Haand være imod mig og imod min Faders Hus.
When David saw the angel who was causing the people to become sick and die, he said to Yahweh, “Truly, I am the one who has committed the sin. I have done a very wicked thing, but these people are [as innocent as] sheep [MET]. They have certainly not [RHQ] done anything [that is wrong]. So you should punish [IDM] me and my family, [not these people]!”
18 Og Gad kom til David paa den samme Dag og sagde til ham: Gak op, oprejs Herren et Alter paa Jebusiteren Aravnas Tærskeplads.
That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up to the place where Araunah threshes grain, and build an altar to [worship] Yahweh there.”
19 Saa gik David op efter Gads Ord, som Herren havde befalet.
So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
20 Og Aravna saa ud og saa Kongen og hans Tjenere komme over til sig; og Aravna gik ud og bøjede sit Ansigt for Kongen til Jorden.
When Araunah looked down and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king, with his face touching the ground.
21 Og Aravna sagde: Hvorfor kommer min Herre Kongen til sin Tjener? Og David sagde: For at købe denne Tærskeplads af dig til at bygge Herren et Alter, at denne Plage maa holde op for Folket.
Araunah said, “Your Majesty, why have you come to me?” David replied, “[I have come] to buy this ground where you thresh grain, in order to build an altar to Yahweh [and offer sacrifices on it], in order that he will stop the plague.”
22 Og Aravna sagde til David: Min Herre Kongen tage og ofre det, ham godt synes; se, der er en Okse til Brændofferet og Tærskeslæderne og Tøjet paa Oksen til Veddet.
Araunah replied to David, “Your Majesty, offer to Yahweh whatever you wish/want. Here, take my oxen to use for the offering that will be completely burned on the altar. And here, take their yokes and the boards [that I use] for the threshing, [and use them] for the wood that you will burn.
23 Kong Aravna gav Kongen alt det, og Aravna sagde til Kongen: Herren din Gud have Behagelighed til dig!
I, Araunah, am giving all this to you, the king.” Then he said, “I desire/hope that Yahweh our God will accept your offering.”
24 Men Kongen sagde til Aravna: Ikke saa, men jeg vil købe det af dig for dets Værd, thi jeg vil ikke ofre Brændofre for intet til Herren min Gud. Saa købte David Tærskepladsen og Oksen for halvtredsindstyve Sekel Sølv.
But the king said to Araunah, “No, [I will not take these things as a gift.] I will pay you for it. I will not take sacrifices that have cost me nothing, and offer them to Yahweh to be completely burned on the altar.” So he paid 50 pieces of silver to Araunah for the oxen and the ground.
25 Og David byggede Herren der et Alter og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre; og Herren bønhørte Landet, og Plagen holdt op for Israel.
Then David built an altar to Yahweh, and he offered [the oxen] to be completely burned on the altar, and he also offered sacrifices to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then, Yahweh answered David’s prayers, and he caused the plague in Israel to end.
